Red Grouse - Ruffled feathers

[Steve Kaluski]

One for Will.

Sadly I wished I could have moved a tad more to the right to avoid the FG heather, but the Grouse was already on the move and any further movement would have spooked him even more.

Steve

Subject: Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus)
Location: UK - North York Moors
Camera: Canon 5DIV
Lens: 200-400f/4 HH
Exposure: 1/800s at f/9 ISO3200
Original format: Portrait, slight crop from the top and LHS
Processed via: LRCC Classic & PSCC2019

[Randy Stout]

Steve: Lovely color harmony here, but still good separation for bird. Agree about the heather overlapping the tail, but he looks like he was leaving, so you take what you can get!

Cheers

Randy

[Steve Kaluski]

so you take what you can get!

Yep, thanks Randy. :w3

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hey Steve, love the color palette of the bird and background. As always techs spot on. When I lived in the north there was a bird similar called a Ruffled Grouse or Partridge. Thank you for sharing.

[Steve Kaluski]

Cheers Joe.


When I lived in the north there was a bird similar called a Ruffled Grouse or Partridge.

Never seen a Ruffled Grouse, but plenty of Red partridge, sadly without the camera. :w3

[John Mack]

The colors in this are very pleasing. Like the framing and the detail on the bird is great.

[William Dickson]

Hi Steve....Thanks for that :S3: My thoughts echo Randy's. Those colours are beautiful, very pleasing to the eye.

Will